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92_HR0715
LRB9216382RHrh
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Municipal Solid Waste landfills in Illinois are
3 required to protect the ground waters of the State; and
4 WHEREAS, Liners are used as a part of the system to
5 protect ground water; and
6 WHEREAS, Synthetic geomembranes are commonly part of the
7 liner design at landfills; and
8 WHEREAS, The effectiveness of liner systems, including
9 multiple liner systems, has not been fully evaluated in
10 Illinois for several years; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13 the Environmental Protection Agency is directed to study the
14 merits and effectiveness of multiple liner systems at
15 Illinois landfills and provide a recommendation on the
16 advisability of requiring multiple liner systems at all
17 future municipal solid waste landfills, subject to permits
18 from the Environmental Protection Agency; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That the study shall (1) analyze current liner
20 designs; (2) evaluate the designs' effectiveness and relative
21 cost; and (3) evaluate other alternate multiple liner designs
22 including their cost and effectiveness; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That the Environmental Protection Agency shall
24 file it's report with the General Assembly by December 31,
25 2002; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution shall be
27 delivered to the Director of the Environmental Protection
28 Agency.